Makinde’s lawyer expresses frustration as Appeal Court fails to release judgment

Forty-eight hours after the Court of Appeal Panel which sat on the Oyo State Governorship Election Petitions gave its judgment, the copy has not been made available to lawyers of the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, investigations have revealed.
Owing to this, the Lead Counsel to Governor Makinde on the election petition matter, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), has expressed frustration on the development.
It was gathered that though Jegede instituted the process to secure the copy of the judgment immediately after the ruling, the Court of Appeal has not made it available to him.
It was gathered that the staff of the Court of Appeal have told the lawyers that the Judges were trying to correct some errors in the judgment to prevent it from being made public.
One of the sources said: “As of now, the copy of the judgment has not been made available and this could be dangerous.
“I can authoritatively inform you that Makinde’s lawyer initiated the process to get the judgment but he was frustrated.
“This is another reason for interested parties not to go to sleep, as something may be amiss.”
The source further said the delay in releasing the court ruling may be dangerous because the Supreme Court has 60 days to determine the matter from the date of the ruling of the Court of Appeal.